Preview: Rangers Face North Bay Friday at the Aud
November 17, 2022 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Kitchener Rangers News Release
Kitchener, Ont. - For the second consecutive weekend, the Kitchener Rangers will play three games in three days. The Blueshirts are back on home-ice Friday when the club hosts the North Bay Battalion. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. at The Aud.
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Head-to-head:
Kitchener owns a 5-2-2-1 record over the Battalion in the last 10 meetings since 2015-16. Although Kitchener has the better record on home ice, they also own a respectable 2-2-0-1 record at the North Bay Memorial Gardens.
The last time these two teams faced off was early in the 2019-20 regular season. It was North Bay who won the game 3-2 in overtime. In most recent action, Kitchener dropped a 6-1 decision to the Wolves in Sudbury Saturday night. North Bay won on the road to Barrie by a score of 7-2 for their fourth straight road win.
North Bay owns the league's fifth best power-play converting at a 25.4% rate, while Kitchener is converting at 20% which is the 14th best in the league. North Bay's power-play rises to 28% at home and Kitchener's penalty kill on the road is at 73%. However, Kitchener is coming off a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill in their last road game Saturday.
Scouting the Rangers:
The Rangers have won six of their last 10games and are led by Francesco Pinelli (Los Angeles Kings) who has 17 points (9G, 8A) in 14 games. Francesco is the only current Ranger to record a point in North Bay the last time these two teams met.
Last game out it was Tomas Hamara (Ottawa Senators) on defence who contributed on the action to raise his goal total to two and points total to six.
After a game off in Sudbury, Marco Costantini figures to draw in against North Bay, a team he saw lots of last year playing in the eastern conference with the Hamilton Bulldogs. This season he still owns the league's eighth best goals against average and seventh best save percentage.
Tomas Hamara (Ottawa Senators), Filip Mešár (Montréal Canadiens), Francesco Pinelli (Los Angeles Kings) and Roman Schmidt (Tampa Bay Lightning) are four Kitchener skaters that are both drafted and signed by their NHL clubs respectively
Scouting the Battalion:
North Bay enters play on a seven-game winning streak and three of those wins have come on home ice. The Battalion have scored 38 goals in those seven games averaging 5.4 goals per game.
Kitchener native Justin Ertel was a third-round draft pick of the Dallas Stars in 2021 and comes into this game with 12 points (5G, 7A) in 16 games. Justin also recorded one goal and one assist last night in North Bay's win over Barrie.
Matvey Petrov currently owns the longest points streak in the OHL with points in 13 straight games. Across those 13 games, Matvey has 17 points with seven goals and ten assists. Goaltender Dom DiVincentiis owns the leagues fifth-best goals against average and comes into the game tied for the league lead with 10 wins. DiVincentiis started in Barrie Saturday.
Liam Arnsby (Florida Panthers), Dom DiVincentiis (Winnipeg Jets), Justin Ertel (Dallas Stars), Kyle Jackson (Seattle Kraken), Tnias Mathurin (Detroit Red Wings), Ty Nelson (Seattle Kraken), and Matvey Petrov (Edmonton Oilers) are the seven Battalion skaters drafted by their NHL clubs respectively.
Broadcast Coverage:
Friday night's contest vs. North Bay will be televised live throughout Kitchener and the Waterloo Region on Rogers TV, cable channel 20, and can be watched across the province of Ontario on the Super Sports Pak on channel 470 for cable subscribers. Jason Hagholm (play-by-play), Dan Polischuk (colour commentary) and Sean Furfaro (host) will call the game on television. The game will be streamed live online on OHL Live on CHL TV. Additionally, fans can listen to the game on the radio on CityNews 570 AM CKGL. Mike Farwell (play-by-play) and Chris Pope (colour commentary) will call the game on the radio. For more information on Kitchener Rangers broadcast coverage, click here.
Ticket Information:
Tickets to Rangers' home games are $21 for children and $25 for adults and can be purchased online now. Additionally, fans can purchase tickets via the phone by calling the Centre In The Square Box Office at (519) 578-1570. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Activa Box Office at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium at 400 East Ave. Kitchener, ON N2H 1Z6 or at the Centre In The Square Box Office at 101 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON N2H 6P7.
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Next Up:
The East Avenue Blue are back at The Aud this Sunday for a rare 6 p.m. puck drop. It's the Rangers' '70's Retro Night!' Wear your best 70's, look and celebrate peace and love at The Aud. The game will honour the Rangers' 70's history, include activations, music and more from the decade. Tickets can be purchased online now.
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